Governance and transformations of universities in Africa : a global perspective

• Other Authors: Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia (Editor), Muyia, Helen M. A. (Editor), Irby, Beverly J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2014]
• Series: International higher education (Series)
• Subjects: Universities and colleges > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Administration.; Educational change > Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Universities and colleges > Kenya > Administration.; Educational change > Kenya.; Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > Kenya.; Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Higher education, tertiary education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806612338
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-743-7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 204 pages)

While universities world over are undergoing reforms and change, in the case of African universities as illustrated in this book, the reforms and changes are profound and can best be described as transformative. This book is unique in many ways, which makes it extraordinary. First, unlike other book...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction / Fredrick M. Nafukho and Beverly J. Irby
• Chapter 1. Entrepreneurial leadership and the transformations of African universities / Fredrick M. Nafukho and Helen M. A. Muyia
• Chapter 2. Social capital theory and implications for governing resource accumulation in the African university / Jane Nyakecho Omalla Khayesi
• Chapter 3. The role of the alumni in the governance and financing of universities in Africa / Fredrick Q. Gravenir
• Chapter 4. Governance of public universities in Kenya: A scholar-practitioner's perspective / Olive M. Mugenda
• Chapter 5. The role of program coordinators in the management of universities: A perspective from a private university / Damary Sikalieh
• Chapter 6. Organization and governance of African universities: The case of cameroon / Margaret Khumbah Mbeseha
• Chapter 7. Professional development of mathematics and science teachers: The role of universities in Kenya / John Mungai Njoroge and Sophy Njoki Njiru
• Chapter 8. Reexamining external examination practice in undergraduate education in Kenya's public universities: Issues and challenges / George Okoth Jawuor, George Onyango Adino, and Norbert Ogeta
• Chapter 9. Reforms and innovations in teacher education: Facilitator of access, quality, and equity as emerging issues in education in Kenya / Patrick A. Kafu and Genvieve N. Simwelo
• Chapter 10. Organization of teaching practice (tp) for teacher trainees in Kenyan universities: Which way? Dickson s. o. owiti
• Chapter 11. A curriculum that links education to industry to meet the demands of the Kenya vision 2030 / Misia M. M. Kadenyi and Florence Kanorio Kisirkoi
• Chapter 12. Gender policy as a management strategy in education / Lillian Otieno-Omutoko and Phoebe Mwaura
• Chapter 13. Research in institutions of higher education in Africa: Challenges and prospects / Florence Muthoni Itegi and Felicita Wanjiru Njuguna
• About the contributors.